KYIV. May 24 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Lifecell mobile operator has upgraded 3,000 base stations within a year after the launch of 3G technology in May 2015, which now provides 3G coverage in 617 cities and towns throughout the country, including 17 regional centers.
According to the press service of the company, with reference to its Chief Executive Officer Burak Ersoy, the first anniversary of the network deployment, in his opinion, it is the most significant.
The operator noted it is deploying the 3G network in Ukraine based on a three-channel data transfer technology, which allows to reach a maximum speed of up to 63.3 Mbps.
In 2015, the owner of 100% in Astelit mobile operator became Turkcell (Turkey).
In mid-January 2016, Astelit announced the re-branding of the (life) brand to Lifecell.
